Western Cape Department of Health

Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
Department overview
Formed1994
JurisdictionGovernment of the Western Cape
HeadquartersProvincial Administration Building, 4 Dorp Street, Cape Town
33°55′27″S 18°25′05″E / 33.92417°S 18.41806°E / -33.92417; 18.41806
Employees27,993
Annual budgetR11,962,863,000
Minister responsible
Department executives
  • Dr E.H. Engelbrecht, Superintendent-General of Health
  • Dr Keith Cloete, Head of Department: Western Cape Health
Websitewww.westerncape.gov.za/eng/health

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is a department of the Government of the Western Cape, responsible for providing public healthcare to the population of the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The political head of the department is the Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness; as of 2015 this is Mireille Wenger of the Democratic Alliance. The administrative head is the Superintendent-General of Health; as of 2010 this was Professor Craig Househam. In the 2010/11 financial year, the department had 27,993 employees and a budget of R11,962,863,000.

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